Nesometra integra, a New Species of Feather Star (Echinodermata: Crinoidea: Comatulida: Antedonidae) from Southern Japan and Western Australia

Gregorius A. Pratama; Riccardo Virgili; James D. Reimer; Toshihiko Fujita

doi:10.12782/specdiv.29.255

Species Diversity (Aug 2024)

Nesometra integra, a New Species of Feather Star (Echinodermata: Crinoidea: Comatulida: Antedonidae) from Southern Japan and Western Australia

Gregorius A. Pratama,
Riccardo Virgili,
James D. Reimer,
Toshihiko Fujita

Affiliations

Gregorius A. Pratama: Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Riccardo Virgili: Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
James D. Reimer: Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus
Toshihiko Fujita: Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.29.255
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 2
pp. 255 – 268

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A new species of the genus Nesometra Virgili, Poliseno, Fujita, Pratama, Fernández-Silva, and Reimer, 2023 is described based on the specimens collected from the Amami Islands and Ogasawara Islands, Japan and Cunningham Island, Australia. Nesometra integra n. sp. is distinguished from its single congener, N. sesokonis (Obuchi, Kogo, and Fujita, 2009), by having complete proximal pinnulation and cirri with reduced medial constriction on its distal part.

Published in Species Diversity

ISSN: 1342-1670 (Print); 2189-7301 (Online)
Publisher: Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology
Country of publisher: Japan
LCC subjects: Science: Zoology
Website: https://www.speciesdiversity.org/

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